Ribbon-fastener



(No Model.)

B. P. ORBWILER.

RIBBON FASTENER.

No. 662,648. Patented June 23, 1896.

ANDREW IGRMAFLFNUIOUIHO WASHIKGYBN. D C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. OREWILER, OF SHELBY, OHIO RlBBON-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 562,648, dated June 23,1896.

Application filed October 26, 1895. Serial No. 567,047. (No modem To allwhom it may concern:

I) e it known that I, BENJAMIN F. OREWILER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Shelby, county of Richland, State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ribbon-Holders and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to devices for securing the free end of ribbonswhen wound in rolls, and is designed as an improvement on the patentgrantedto me July 16, 1895, No. 542,834.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roll or bolt ofribbon with my device attached. Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevation,showing how the ribbon is engaged. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theribbonholder.

The object of this invention is to provide a ribbon-holder that willsecure the free end of the ribbon, and yet readilypermit the unwindingof the roll without the possibility of the ribbon-holder becomingdetached from the roll. By referring to the drawings, the means toaccomplish this result will be readily understood.

A represents the ribbon proper; B, the ribbon of paper usually employedto separate the windings of ribbon.

C is the holder.

D is a flattened tube in which the bars E E slide. The bars E E haveupturned portions 6 e for the purpose of operating said bars. One end ofthe bars E E is provided with the portion F F, working in a sleeve G.The other ends of the bars E E are bent to form hooks 61 8 for thepurpose of engaging the roll.

To engage the ribbonholder, the free end of the ribbon A is fed betweenthe flattened tube D and the sleeve G. It is then slid around the firstwinding until it reaches the end of the ribbon A and the ribbon of paperB, when both are introduced between the flattened tube D and sleeve G.It will now be seen that the second winding of ribbon passingbetweensaid flattened tube D and sleeve G will efiectually secure theribbon-holder in place, there being no chance of its becoming detachedfrom the roll unless so desired.

To unwind the roll for the purpose of cutting ofi any portion of itslength, it is only necessary to force the upturned portions e e of thebars E E toward each other, when the hooks e e will disengage themselvesfrom the main body of the roll, permitting the roll to be unwound. Toforce the hooks into the roll and thus secure the free end of the roll,it is only necessary to force the bent portion F F of the bars E Etoward each other, and it will be found that the hooks e a will engagethebody of the roll and thus secure the free end from unwinding.

What I claim is- 1. A ribbon-holder consisting of a portion adapted toreceive sliding bars, having upturned portion to facilitate handling andhooks to engage the roll and a sleeve so located and arranged withreference to the sliding bars, that it may travel beneath a wind ofribbon other than the first, substantially as described.

2. A ribbon-holder consisting of the tube D and the sleeve G, adapted tocarry the free end of the ribbon between them and the rods E and E, eachprovided at one end with a hook to enter the sleeve G, to engage a windof ribbon other than the first, and at the other ends with a hook tosecure the free end of the ribbon from unwinding, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

BENJAMIN F. OREXVILER.

YVitnesses CHARLES B. LEWIS, J. A. FENNER.

